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Anti coal seam gas activists in the Illawarra watched with interest on the weekend as it was confirmed coal seam gas (CSG) mining has contaminated an aquifer in the Pilliga in north-west New South Wales.
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The Environment Minister Melissa Price has given federal sign off for the Adani Carmichael mine's groundwater management plan. The decision was always going to be controversial, but the very public pressure placed on her by National Party MPs has Labor and the Greens asking if she was bullied. ...

A north/south split is emerging within the federal government over environmental approvals for the Adani Carmichael mine. Members of the Queensland Liberal National Party believe Environment Minister Melissa Price is dragging her feet in signing off on the mine's groundwater management ...

A delegation of Queensland MPs have held an urgent meeting with the Prime Minister. They're asking why the Environment Minister Melissa Price has not yet signed off on the Adani coalmine ahead of an election announcement. Guest: Arthur Sinodinos, Liberal Senator ...

Only about nine per cent of the ocean floor has been mapped using high-definition technology. But a new global initiative aims to change that. Its called the Seabed 2030 Project. Also, how viable is seabed mining? And will climate change see the Arctic turned into a major shipping route? Guests Dr ...

Mining giants Rio Tinto & BHP have put competition aside to jointly endorse the . BHP has also pledged $1 million to help educate Australians on the statement, Constitutional recognition and a potential referendum. Rio Tinto is Australia's largest private sector employer of Indigenous people ...